[dfranke]

It's not obvious that they're actually "shutting down" any research, though. They seem just to be moving it under the aegis of other departments.

[k3dz]

All faculty members that remain in CISE will have to stop their research program and focus only on teaching. About 50% of the faculty will be able to continue their research in other departments.

They will also be stopping all departmental TA support.

The proposal is here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BwzZsds2XcGnMWFpcnFiNEhvQkk/...